asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the chairman of British Coal to discuss the markets for coal.

I have regular meetings with the chairman of the British Coal Corporation to discuss all aspects of the coal industry, including the markets for coal.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make the minutes of the meetings of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation petroleum planning committee available in the Library.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what plans he has to discuss the north-west's future energy requirements with business and local authority leaders.

The Government's approach to energy takes full account of the requirements of the

	Gross aid programme (£ million)	Percentage of GNP at market prices	Multilateral (percentage)	Country programmes (percentage)	Other (percentage)
1978–79	764	0·44	27	61	12
1979–80	834	0·40	29	57	14
1980–81	968	0·41	29	58	13
1981–82	1,016	0·39	38	49	13
1982–83	1,033	0·36	42	46	12
1983–84	1,100	0·36	46	40	14
1984–85	1,165	0·35	43	42	15
1985–86	1,193	0·33	42	43	15
1986–87	1,266	0·33	41	45	14

Figures for 1986–87 are estimates based on provision in the Spring Supplementary Estimates for the Overseas Aid Vote; the GNP for 1986–87 has been estimated from information in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1987–88".

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what were the amounts of aid

(£ million)
	Project aid	Programme aid	Technical co-operation	Budgetary aid	Aid and trade provision
1978–79	195	153	171	15	12
1979–80	186	120	212	9	29
1980–81	325	67	220	9	26
1981–82	239	71	218	9	53

asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he has any changes to announce to his Department's cash limits for 1986–87.

The new cash limit for class VI, vote 2 is £266·102 million. The change arises partly from the transfer of £1·0 million to the Department of the Environment as a special contribution towards additional costs in this financial year of the homes insulation scheme.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will give the outturn figures for the gross aid programme of each of the years 1978–79 to 1985–86, together with the estimated figure for 1986–87; and what proportion of gross national product these figures represent;(2) if he will give the percentage of the gross aid programme in each of the years 1978–79 to 1985–86, together with estimates for 1986–87, spent on

The information is as follows:disbursed as

The information is as follows:

	Project aid	Programme aid	Technical co-operation	Budgetary aid	Aid and trade provision
1982–83	225	61	218	10	47
1983–84	217	48	244	12	28
1984–85	239	36	276	10	59
1985–86	248	53	302	9	36
1986–87	215	79	304	8	90

Figures for 1986–87 are provisional estimates.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of technical co-operation aid in the years 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87 estimated was devoted to (a) the provision of experts, wholly or partly financed, (b) training and (c) other forms of assistance.

The information is as follows:

	1984–85 per cent.	1985–86 per cent.
Experts	32	31
Training	21	20
Other	47	49

"Experts" includes consultancies and "training" includes Commonwealth scholarships and fellowships.Planning allocations are not based on categories of technical co-operation, so an analysis for 1986–87 will be available only after the accounts have been completed.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to meet the Soviet Defence Minister to discuss European security; and if he will make a statement.

My right hon. Friend has no such plans.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many United States Air Force personnel are currently stationed at Molesworth.

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury (Mr. Smith) on 6 March, at column 734.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if Her Majesty's Government will make it their policy to make a statement to the House before Molesworth becomes operational.

Further information will be given about RAF Molesworth as appropriate and subject to the constraints of security.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if, pursuant to the answer of 11 February, Official Report, column 291, to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, East, if he will list any further military construction projects at installations in the United Kingdom used by United States forces on which construction work is due to start in the United States fiscal year 1988, dependent on approval by the United States Congress.

I understand from the United States authorities that since my reply to the hon. Member on 11 February the only additions to the list of military construction projects at installations used by the United States forces in the United Kingdom that are due to be started in FY 1988 are a youth centre and automotive hobby shop at RAF Greenham Common.

asked the Minister for the Arts what progress is being made on the planned extension to the National Gallery; and if he will make a statement.

The trustees of the National Gallery announced in April 1985 that, thanks to the generosity of the Sainsbury family, a new extension would be built on the Hampton site to the west of the main gallery building. Last year the trustees chose Mr. Robert Venturi to design the new extension. I understand that his designs will be put on public display at the National Gallery from Wednesday 15 April.We have been in discussion with the trustees and donors about the future use and maintenance of the new extension. I have placed in the Library copies of my letter of 16 March to Sir John Sainsbury which records our joint understanding on this.The new extension is a very significant development for our national museums and galleries and demonstrates what can be achieved in partnership between enlightened benefactors and a national institution. The Government are deeply indebted to the Sainsbury brothers for their magnificent generosity and commitment to the arts. I am particularly delighted therefore that the new extension is to bear their family name.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy that service stations on the M1 between London and Wakefield should be contractually obliged to serve unleaded petrol; and if he will make a statement.

The terms of the current leases for motorway service areas do not entitle us to impose a requirement of this kind.Unleaded petrol is already on sale at three service areas — Rothersthorpe on M1, Killington Lake on M6 and South Mimms on M25. We intend to remind operators at other areas (and through them, the firms providing fuel) of the tax differential announced in the budget. We will encourage them to make early provision of lead-free petrol.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what emergency helicopter cover is available for offshore production platforms, semi-submersible rigs and safety vessels in the event of accident.

There are presently 12 helicopter bases around the United Kingdom declared for search and rescue which are available for accidents involving offshore oil platforms and support craft. There are nine at RAF bases at Lossiemouth, Leuchars, Boulmer, Leconfield, Coltishall, Manston, Chivenor, Brawdy and Valley; two at RN bases at Lee-on-Solent and Culdrose and one civil helicopter at Sumburgh, Shetland Isles, on contract to the Department of Transport. One further civil contract helicopter is soon to be provided for north west Scotland. Three SAR helicopter flights are also maintained by oil companies on the North sea fields as part of their commitment to the safety of their installations, personnel and support craft.In addition, there are RN anti-submarine Sea King helicopters at Culdross and Prestwick, United States air force long-range helicopters at Woodbridge, Suffolk and other aircraft which may be made available for SAR operations. Support can also be expected from foreign SAR helicopter resources in Norway, Denmark, France, Belgium and the Irish Republic.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to be able to announce a decision on the A1-M1 link road.

My right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for the Environment and for Transport expect to announce their joint decision before the Easter recess.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what detailed response he has given to the National Union of Seamen in answer to its 10 proposals for improving the safety of roll-on/roll-off ferries in the light of the Zeebrugge disaster.

My right hon. Friend is carefully considering the various points raised by the National Union of Seamen. He will be answering its letter shortly.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what steps have been taken to reduce the level of noise from airships overflying London.

Following representations that were made to me last year by my hon. Friend and others, my Department held urgent discussions with Airship Industries, which, I know, is anxious to ensure that the operation of its airships is acceptable environmentally. During the winter modifications have been introduced which makes the airship quieter. Further improvement is possible but it will take time. It has, therefore, agreed, as an interim measure, to introduce a number of operational noise reduction procedures while the research and development is proceeding. These procedures will result in very significant reductions in ground noise levels. I understand that the Goodyear airship will not be returning this year.

asked the Secretary of State for Transport what efforts have been made to ensure that the design and performance of central reserve safety fences are satisfactory; and if he will make a statement.

Current designs of safety fences were established from extensive research, including full-scale impact testing. Designs are required to contain a 1·5 tonne vehicle travelling at 70 mph and striking the fence at an angle of 20 deg and to redirect it safely, ideally keeping the forces experienced by vehicle occupants as low as possible. Such designs cope most effectively with impacts from cars, the most likely vehicles to collide with safety fences.The Department has a continuing programme of research that may lead to new designs in the future that can cope with a wider range of vehicles at justifiable cost. Recent results from one element of our research programme demonstrated the effectiveness of safety fences in reducing the severity of accidents, and showed that more central reserve safety fences would be justified on dual carriageway roads.Consequently, changes to the Department's standard for safety fences were announced on 17 December 1986 that will substantially increase the level of their provision on dual carriageway trunk roads. They will now be provided on all new roads and gradually on the vast majority of existing roads. We estimate that this will lead to a saving of over 1,000 casualties per annum. I am also writing to my hon. Friend.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Yeovil on 6 March, Official Report, column 706, concerning a formula used in determining capital allocations, if he will publish a table showing, for each recent year, the amount and proportion of capital allocations determined by that formula; and if he will make a statement.

No. It is not the Department's practice to publish the elements which comprise its block allocations to local education authorities in respect of prescribed capital expenditure.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the pupil-teacher ratios for primary and secondary schools in England and Wales.

The pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in England in January 1986 were 22·1 to 1 and 15·9 to 1 respectively. The corresponding figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will publish a table showing, for each non-metropolitan county education authority that replied to both of his Department's circular letters dated 5 February 1982 and 30 June 1986 with information of substandard primary school places (a) the proportion of such places in 1982, expressed as a percentage of the number of primary schoolchildren in maintained and voluntary schools at that time, (b) the proportion of such places in 1986, expressed as a percentage of the number of primary schoolchildren in maintained and voluntary schools at that time and (c) the figure by which the change between (a) and (b) differs from the percentage change between the total figures for all such authorities providing this information; and if he will make a statement;(2) if he will publish a table showing, for each metropolitan district education authority outside Greater London that replied to both of his Department's circular letters dated 5 February 1982 and 30 June 1986 with information of substandard primary school places

This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers with five or more higher grade O-level-CSE passes in each local education authority stayed on in full-time education after the minimum school-leaving age.

Information is not available in the form requested. The proportions of maintained school leavers in England with five or more higher grades at O-level-CSE who had either stayed on at school or who had left at the minimum school leaving age, intending to continue full-time education elsewhere, are as follows. The percentages do not include those pupils who left school without five or more higher grade O-level-CSE passes and subsequently achieved this level of qualification, but do include those who achieved this level of qualification at least in part in the sixth form.

Leavers from maintained schools in England with five or more higher grade1 results at O-level or CSE.
Total of leavers aged 152 who intended to pursue full-time courses of further education and leavers aged 16 or over2 as a percentage of all leavers with five or more higher1 grade results at O-level or CSE. Data averaged over the academic years 1982–83 to 1984–85.
Per cent.
Barking	80·0
Barnet	93·9
Bexley	88·3
Brent	96·6
Bromley	88·5
Croydon	91·3
Ealing	92·5
Enfield	89·2
Haringey	89·5
Harrow	93·8
Havering	87·5
Hillingdon	89·9
Hounslow	90·2
Kingston-upon-Thames	93·4
Merton	93·2
Newham	85·7
Redbridge	87·8
Richmond-upon-Thames	92·8
Sutton	90·4
Waltham Forest	95·6
Ilea	91·0
Birmingham	85·8
Coventry	85·6
Dudley	80·7
Sandwell	81·7
Solihull	89·2
Walsall	87·2
Wolverhampton	86·0
Knowsley	82·5
Liverpool	90·9
St. Helens	80·7
Sefton	89·7
Wirral	88·1
Bolton	8·30
Bury	84·3
Manchester	89·8
Oldham	78·3
Rochdale	78·1
Salford	79·9
Stockport	84·1
Tameside	77·2
Trafford	80·2
Wigan	81·4
Barnsley	83·3
Doncaster	86·7
Rotherham	78·2
Sheffield	87·2
Bradford	90·4
Calderdale	91·1
Kirklees	89·5
Leeds	86·9
Wakefield	83·7
Gateshead	85·8
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	90·3
North Tyneside	87·7
South Tyneside	89·9
Sunderland	81·4
Avon	86·0
Bedfordshire	85·8

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the age participation rate or index for 16 to 19-year-olds in full-time education; and what information he has about comparable rates for each member state of the European Community, the United States of America and Japan.

The available information for selected countries is shown in the following table for 16 to 18-year-olds. Rates for part-time students, including the youth training scheme, are also shown where they are available as they form an important element of United Kingdom further education.

Participation in education and training of 16 to 18-year-olds
	Full-time	Part-time1	All education and training
France (1981)	58	8	66
Germany (1981)	44	240	84
Italy (1981)	48	18	65
Japan34 (1981)	69	3	73
Netherlands (1981)	70	28	79
United States of America4 (1981)	79	—	79
Belgium (1982)	n.a.	n.a.	573
Denmark (1980)	n.a.	n.a.	572
Spain (1980)	n.a.	n.a.	547
United Kingdom6 (1981)	32	32	63
(1983)	31	32	64

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will publish a list showing the percentage of pupils in each local education authority who (a) stay on to the sixth form and (b) continue full-time education at further education college.

The table shows the percentage of the population aged 16 in full-time education in each local education authority in England in 1985–86. It shows separately those in maintained schools and those in further education establishments.Some 16 per cent. of l6-year-olds also study in FE colleges part-time during the day. Figures for part-time study for individual authorities were published by the Department in "Statistical Bulletin 9/86".

Percentage of the Population aged 16 in Full-Time Education in each Local Education Authority in England showing separately those in Schools and Further Education Colleges
	Academic Year 1985–86
	Full-time and Sandwich in F.E.	Maintained Schools
Barking	13	20
Barnet	12	56
Bexley	17	32
Brent	15	46
Bromley	15	39
Croydon	19	31
Ealing	16	44
Enfield	15	36
Haringey	19	36
Harrow	15	56
Havering	15	28
Hillingdon	12	36
Hounslow	13	44
Kingston-upon-Thames	19	42
Merton	16	40
Newham	18	27
Redbridge	13	36
Richmond-upon-Thames	60	1
Sutton	16	39
Waltham Forest	14	34
OUTER LONDON BOROUGHS	16	37
Inner London	14	32
GREATER LONDON	16	35
Birmingham	18	26
Coventry	14	29
Dudley	29	14
Sandwell	18	18
Solihull	24	24
Walsall	12	26
Wolverhampton	22	23
Knowsley	18	16
Liverpool	12	28
St. Helens	19	24

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, in view of last month's university pay award, he will now increase the funds available to the research councils so that they can maintain their existing level of project support.

The university pay award is a generous one which will benefit the research councils by helping to encourage our best university scientists to continue to work in this country rather than go abroad. It is for the research councils to decide how best to manage their priorities. We are discussing with them the implications of absorbing the cost of the pay increase. The additional cost to the research councils in 1987–88 of the academic pay settlement is estimated to be £15 million out of a total science budget of around £660 million.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what inquiries he has conducted into the death of Stephen Bogle at Thames magistrates' court on 12 August 1986; and what action he intends to take;(2) whether there will be an inquiry into the death of Stephen Bogle at Thames magistrates' court on 12 August 1986 by

A review of Mr. Bogle's treatment in prison custody prior to his death has been carried out. This has shown that he received appropriate medical treatment during that time. The question whether there was any misconduct by police officers is under investigation by the Metropolitan police following the receipt of a complaint about this case. The investigation is being supervised by the Police Complaints Authority.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications have been made by foreign Governments to the United Kingdom to extradite their nationals for each of the last five years; how many of these have been granted; and if he will provide a breakdown by country.

Information on the nationality of fugitives is not readily available. The table therefore gives the numbers of applications from foreign countries (that is other than Commonwealth countries and the Republic of Ireland) by year of request in respect of all nationalities for the years 1982 to 1986. Requests to trace fugitives and requests for provisional arrest which were not followed by formal requisitions have not been included.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications have been made for the extradition of British citizens abroad, for each of the last five years; how many were granted; and if he will break down the figures on a country basis.

The readily available information is given in the following table and does not distinguish between extradition requests made for British and those made for

Extradition requests made by the United Kingdom 1982 to 1986
Country	1982		1983		1984		1985		1986
	Requests made	Requests granted	Requests made	Requests granted	Requests made	Requests granted	Requests made	Requests granted	Requests made	Requests granted
Australia	—	—	—	—	4	4	1	0	—	—
Austria	—	—	1	1	—	—	_	—	—	—
Belguim	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	2	2
Bermuda	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	1	I	—	—	—	—	1	0
Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—
Denmark	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
France	3	2	1	1	5	4	—	—	5	1
Federal Republic of Germany	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1
Gibraltar	—	—	I	0	1	0	2	1	3	1
Grenada	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
India	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	—	—
Israel	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jamaica	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mexico	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Malaysia	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Netherlands	1	1	—	—	7	2	4	2	3	3
New Zealand	—	—	1	0	—	—	1	0	2	0
Nigeria	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Pakistan	—	—	—	—	3	0	—	—	—	—
Portugal	1	1	1	1	—	—	I	0	1	0
Sri Lanka	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sweden	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
United States of America	4	2	5	3	4	4	7	5	4	2
Zimbabwe	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in order to provide protection for

Such a change would require fresh primary legislation and we are not persuaded that it should be made. The use of forenames is necessary to reduce the risk of personation and to assist staff at polling stations in identifying voters.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to secure the extradition from the United States of America of Mr. W. John Fleming; if he will estimate the cost to public funds of the efforts made so far; and if he will make a statement.

No request has been made to the United States for the extradition of Mr. Fleming.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many places have been allocated under the community programme for crime prevention.

As at 28 February 1987 there were 8,294 places allocated under the community programme for crime prevention on a total of 279 projects providing a range of services such as household security, youth activities, and crime prevention education and publicity.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are any arrangements for citizens of the United States, whether adult or juvenile, convicted of criminal offences in the United Kingdom to serve any custodial sentence imposed in the United States of America.

Yes. Provision is made for such arrangements in the Council of Europe convention on the transfer of sentenced persons, to which both the United Kingdom and the United States of America are parties.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will cause to be published the reports of the Avon and Somerset constabulary into the death in August 1986 of Vimal Dajibhai and the death in October 1986 of Ashad Sharif.

The publication of the police report following an investigation is a matter for the chief officer. It is not the normal practice to publish material other than that submitted in evidence; to do so would discourage members of the public from co-operating fully with the police.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make the gathering of information on ethnic origins compulsory, and publish the percentage of entrants to his Department who failed to respond to the ethnic origins questionnaire.

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 24 March by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to her question on the compulsory provision of information about ethnic origin.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the percentage increase in the various types of crime since 1979 in London, the inner cities and in the rest of the country, together with such information as he has available concerning any relationship between crime and the rate of unemployment.

Numbers of notifiable offences recorded in police force areas are published each year in the Command Paper "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", and most recently for 1986 in a Home Office "Statistical Bulletin" issue number 4/87 (table 6). Numbers of offences recorded in each London borough in 1978 and 1980 are published in table 147 of "1983–84 Annual Abstract of Greater London Statistics", a copy of which is available in the Library. More recent figures for London boroughs are also placed regularly in the Library.Research has not shown significant associations between increases in recorded crime and increases in unemployment. The article "Unemployment and Crime" in the Home Office "Research and Planning Research Bulletin No. 14," reviewed research evidence on the association between unemployment and crime and concluded that little could be learnt from studies of this topic at aggregate level.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now undertake a review of the workings of the Bail Act 1976 and report his conclusions to the House.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the operation of the Bail Act 1976 was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement.

The use of bail is regularly reviewed, and the information is published each year in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales". We are now looking into the events which led to the grant of bail to Winston Silcott. In the light of that information, we will consider whether there are any lessons to be learnt, and will report our conclusions to the House.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to amend the law so that persons accused of (a) murder and (b) rape may not be granted bail; and if he will make a statement.

I refer my hon. Friend to a reply given to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) on 24 March.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in the last five years persons on bail, to which police had objected, have committed offences; in how many cases the offence was (a) murder and (b) rape; and if he will make a statement.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the last two years have been convicted of crimes whilst on bail; and, of those, how many were on bail following murder charges.

The information requested is not collected centrally.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to seek to amend the law relating to the licensing of television screens used solely as video monitors; and if he will make a statement.

We have no reason to believe that the present licensing requirements need amendment in this respect.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the percentage increase in non-domestic murders in each of the last five years;(2) what proportion of people convicted of murder in each of the last five years have committed their offences in domestic circumstances.

The readily available information relates to homicide and is published in table 4.4 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1985" (Cm. 10).

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases, in each of the past seven years, damages have been paid after judgment under section 48(2)(a) of the Police Act 1964; what has been the average settlement figure for each year; and what was the average damages awarded.

[pursuant to his reply, 2 March 1987, c. 470]: The information in respect of police forces other than the Metropolitan police is not available centrally. For the Metropolitan police I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the information is as follows:

Year	Number of cases in which damages were awarded	Average amount of damages £	Average out of court settlement £
1980	4	1,224	—
1981	7	2,099	—
1982	9	7,071	1,013
1983	5	571	1,853
1984	7	2,231	—
1985	7	1,993	3,456
1986	10	4,684	6,353

The numbers of cases settled out of court in 1980, 1981 and 1984 are not readily available and the average out of court settlement cannot therefore be calculated. The totals of out of court settlements for these years, however, were £3,397, £10,585 and £162,986 respectively.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to alter the arrangements under which a local authority area which is eligible for an allocation of finance under the non-quota textile measure and which receives a grant from the European regional development fund, is permitted no corresponding increase in its capital allocation; and if he will make a statement.

Capital allocations for local authorities take account of the expected receipts from the European regional development fund and are higher, therefore, than they would otherwise have been. There are no plans to change this system.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out in a single table the housing improvement programme allocations for the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Southwark and Newham, respectively, for each of the years 1980–81 to 1987–88, together with their equivalent in 1987 prices, and their respective index on the base of 1980–81.

For Southwark and Tower Hamlets I refer the hon. Member to the answers given, respectively, to the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) on 17 March, at column 434, and to the right hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Stepney (Mr. Shore) on 23 February, at columns 90–91. The information requested for Newham is given in the following table, together with corresponding information about the authority's capital expenditure on housing. The latter reflects the use that it has been able to make of the various sources of capital spending power available to it including, since 1981–82, its receipts from the sale of assets.

Newham Cash 1980–86 prices
Index
	HIP allocations
1980–81	25·756	36·097	100
1981–82	15·482	19·250	55
1982–83	22·162	26·365	73
1983–84	20·361	23·182	64
1984–85	23·310	25·451	71
1985–86	21·574	22·221	62
1986–87	21·699	21·699	60
1987–88	17·574	16·939	50
	Capital expenditure
1980–81	27·424	38·435	100
1981–82	16·056	20·482	53
1982–83	17·693	21·049	55
1983–84	33·238	37·843	98
1984–85	40·979	44·742	116
1985–86	28·849	29·715	77
1986–871	44·224	44·224	115
1 Estimated by the authority.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the compulsory purchase orders proposed by the London Docklands Development Corporation, stating for each the name, number of properties affected, date of inquiry held or proposed and date of confirmation, if made.

The London Docklands Development Corporation has made, or resolved to make, the compulsory purchase orders shown in the table.

Title	Date of Public Inquiry held	Date of decision by Secretary of State	Total number of Land Parcels
Limehouse Link	—	—	81
Poplar By-Pass	—	—	74
Garford Street	—	—	4
Abbey Scaffolding	—	—	1
East India Dock Link	—	—	76
East Docklands No. 2	—	—	53
Lower Lea Crossing	—	—	160
East Docklands No. 1	January-March 1986	—	919
E.G.A.R.	August 1985	February 1986	20
North Albert Road	—	—	36
Connaught Road	—	—	26
Westferry Road	—	—	16
Westferry Circus/Roundabout	—	—	35
Klein's Wharf	November 1986	—	1
Cannon Workshops	—	—	1
North of Marsh Wall	—	—	5
Shed 35 Link	—	—	2
Billingsgate/Prestons Road	—	—	4
Isthmus	—	—	5
Heron Quay	—	—	7
Prestons Road Widening	—	—	32
95 Prestons Road and 51 Coldharbour	December 1986	—	2
Brunswick Wharf	—	—	1
Naval Row	—	—	8
Isthmus 2	—	—	1
Phase 6	May 1986	November 1986	46
East Country Yard	December 1986	—	3
Johnsons Draw Dock	—	August 1985	1
Shed 35 No. 2	—	—	2
East India Dock Road/Woolmore Street	—	—	32
1 Approximate

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many housing units built on London Docklands Development Corporation-owned land between July 1981 and December 1986 have been sold to present or former employees of the London Docklands Development Corporation.

This information is not collected.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has allocated all the £14 million specifically designed to assist local authorities with exceptional problems in meeting their obligations under the provisions of the Housing Defects Act; and if he will state the amount requested by the borough of Restormel and the amount granted.

Applications for additional allocations are now being considered. Authorities were not required to bid for a specific amount of resources, and Restormel did not do so.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how much has been spent by the London Docklands Development Corporation on publicity for the Canary wharf development .

The London Docklands Development Corporation has spent nothing on publicity for the proposed Canary wharf development, other than on statutory advertisements required by the planning application procedures.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when the content of the master builder agreement, to he signed by the London Docklands Development Corporation and the Canary wharf developers, is to be made public.

The proposed master building agreement for Canary wharf is a commercially confidential document and will not therefore be made available to the public. But the main features of any agreed proposals would be made public.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what public consultation has been carried out with regard to the master builder agreement soon to be signed by the London Dock lands Development Corporation and the consortia of developers for Canary wharf.

There has been no public consultation on the terms of the proposed Canary wharf master building agreement, which is a commercial document. The public and a wide range of organisations have, however, been involved in a series of presentations and discussions about the overall scheme.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the housing investment programme allocation in 1979 prices to the London borough of Southwark for each year since 1979.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 17 March at column 434, to the hon. Member for Southwark and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes). The figures given there can he converted to 1979 prices by using the gross domestic produce deflator at market prices in the annual supplement to the Central Statistical Office publication, Economic Trends, which is in the Library.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what efforts have been made by the London Docklands Development Corporation to assist Pura Foods to stay at its present location and make use of the river.

Since 1984 the London Docklands Development Corporation has given seven planning permissions to Pura Foods for extensions and improvements to its premises, and is currently considering two further planning applications for development, including a proposed new jetty.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what alternative use for the J. J. Prior site the London Docklands Development Corporation has planned; what alternative riverside sites have been offered to the firm; if the London Docklands Development Corporation intends to purchase compulsorily the land occupied by J. J. Prior, an aggregate firm on the River Lea; and how many people are employed by J. J. Prior Ltd.

Approximately 30 people are employed by J. J. Prior on this site, which is affected by

District Councils in Devon, rate support grant
	1982–83 £ million	1983–84 £ million	1984–85 £ million	1985–86 £ million	1986–87 £ million
East Devon	4·022	4·105	4·025	3·864	4·282
Exeter	3·603	3·692	3·799	3·860	4·971
North Devon	2·756	2·826	2·806	2·666	2·952
Plymouth	9·846	9·921	9·913	10·101	12·305
South Hams	2·745	2·858	2·820	2·686	2·857
Teignbridge	3·656	3·778	3·713	3·515	3·834
Mid Devon	1·904	2·015	1·854	1·786	1·931
Torbay	4·463	4·667	4·651	4·778	4·968
Torridge	2·023	2·083	2·065	1·992	2·147
West Devon	1·307	1·457	1·428	1·376	1·481

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek from the water authorities information on the expenditure incurred by the (a) Thames water authority, (b) Yorkshire water authority and (c) Trent water authority for all work undertaken in preparation for privatisation.

No.

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will outline future initiatives planned for the residents of new towns.

The Government have proposed target dates by which we expect the new town development corporations substantially to have completed their tasks. We hope then to be able to wind them up. We shall give residents of the towns who are tenants of the corporations or the Commission for the New Towns an opportunity fo express their own preferences about the future ownership of their homes. Other Government initiatives will benefit new towns residents in the same way as they benefit our other citizens.